Shares in developed markets ex-US topped returns for the major asset classes last week, based on a set of exchange-traded funds. Overall, it was a mixed week with a wide range of gains and losses.

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* Will Biden reappoint Fed Chair Powell? Probably, an economist reasons
* UN climate panel warns climate change is ‘code red for humanity’
* Infrastructure bill on track to pass in Senate, perhaps as early as Monday
* Infrastructure bill’s economic impact will be modest, economists predict
* Pandemic won’t soon end, predicts former WHO epidemiologist
* Cash is arguably the least worst option for savers
* US payrolls rose in July at fastest pace in nearly a year
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